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		imbriaco on Dec 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Network problems last Friday It was a lock that was being held by software but also prevented hardware updates to certain hash locations in the CAM. So MAC addresses that hashed to those locations couldn't be learned by any means.

brooksbp on Dec 7, 2012 [–]

I wonder what hash was in use. Also, what workaround were you using to prevent flooding while this issue was happening?

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